Tango v Tesla @ Infineon Nov 30th
On Nov 30th, the fastest production electric vehicles in the U.S. went
head-to-head. While their first meeting had a number of issues, most
notably the underfilled Tango battery pack, and the Tesla's non-upgraded
drivetrain, the 1/4 mile time is quite close and indicative of races to
come.
In this race, the Tango got 92.15mph in 14.480 seconds, beating its 14.7
"dial" handicap and thus losing the competition; the Tesla got 101.23mph in
14.666 seconds, slower than its 14.5 "dial" handicap and allowing it to
proceed to the next round. (Two rounds later, the Tango's driver got
behind the wheel of the Tesla and also beat its "dial" handicap... and thus
lost!)
Epilogue: the cars compete in different voltage classes, and thus both were
able to set NEDRA records for fastest production electric vehicle that day.
See http://www.nedra.com/record_holders.html The previosu NEDRA record
for production electric vehicle was the GM EV-1, at 16.26 seconds and
78.76mph